2018 European Tree of the Year Award Ceremony

Award ceremony 2018

The winner of the European Tree of the Year 2018 was unveiled in Brussels on March 21 to mark the International Day of Forests under the auspices of MEP Pavel POC, vice-chair of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety at the European Parliament. The evening was moderated by Natalie Pauwels and Ladislav Miko from the European Commission, accompanied by the special presence of Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General for Environment, and Janez Potočnik, former European Commissioner for the environment.

The celebration, which was attended by 200 participants, crowned the 200-year-old Whistler Cork Oak from Portugal as the winner. The award ceremony was organized by the Environmental Partnership Association and the European Landowners’ Organization, which aims to support activities that protect the environment, with support from TetraPak, the South Moravian Region, and Mendel University in Brno.

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